Automatic screenshot upload when trades close

Daniel George 2024.09.09 15:45

Regarding the Profile > Charts page (https://www.mql5.com/en/users/username/charts), is there a way for the MT5 (or MT4) to automatically upload the chart screenshot every time a trade closes?

And if MT5/MT4 cannot do this by themselves, can anyone suggest an EA/indicator that can do this? Important to specify that if there is an EA, this should be able to monitor all charts while being attached to only one chart - the idea is to monitor and catalogue trades opened/closed by other /EAs.

Thank you.

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Daniel George 2024.09.15 12:37 #1

I do think I have to integrate the ChartScreenShot function and it doesn't seem complicated following the tutorial, but how to also upload that screenshot rather than only saving it locally?

Documentation on MQL5: Chart Operations / ChartScreenShot

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The function provides a screenshot of the chart in its current state in the GIF, PNG or BMP format depending on specified extension. Parameters...

Daniel George 2024.09.24 15:37 #2

Sooooo not much progress.

've found a nice indi for MT4 on forexfactory that was not working. I've managed to make it work so whenever a trade is opened or closed it saves a screenshot.

But the main issue remains - can these screenshots be uploaded to my MQL5 profile > Charts automatically, in the background, as soon as they are taken?

Is this even possible in MT4/MT5, without using an external software, just by indicators, scripts or EAs?

This is what I have now:

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                            ScreenShotOnTrade.mq4 |
//|                                                      nicholishen |
//|                            http://www.reddit.com/u/nicholishenFX |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#property copyright "nicholishen"
#property link      "http://www.reddit.com/u/nicholishenFX"
#property version   "1.00"
#property strict
#property indicator_chart_window

//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
#include <Arrays\ArrayInt.mqh>
#include <ChartObjects\ChartObjectsLines.mqh>
double orderpipsprofit;
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//|                                                                  |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
class ScreenShot
  {
private:
   CArrayInt         m_list;
   bool              m_init;
   int               m_magic;
   string            m_folder;
   int               m_orders_total;
public:
                     ScreenShot(int magic_number): m_init(false),
                     m_magic(magic_number),
                     m_folder("screenshots\\"+Symbol()+"\\"),
                     m_orders_total(-1)
     {}
   void OnInit()
     {
      m_list.Clear();
      m_init = false;
     }

   void Refresh()
     {
      if(!m_init)
        {
         Init();
         return;
        }
      int total = OrdersTotal();
      if(m_orders_total == total)
         return;
      m_orders_total = total;
      // check for new entries
      for(int i=0; i<OrdersTotal(); i++)
        {
         if(OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS) && OrderSymbol() == Symbol() && (OrderType()==OP_BUY || OrderType()==OP_SELL) && (m_magic==0 || m_magic==OrderMagicNumber()))
           {
            if(m_list.SearchLinear(OrderTicket()) < 0)
              {
               m_list.Add(OrderTicket());
               string name = m_folder+Symbol()+"_"+string(OrderTicket())+"_ENTRY.png";
               ChartScreenShot(0,name,1280,720,ALIGN_RIGHT);

              }
           }
        }
      // check for new exits
      for(int i=m_list.Total()-1; i>=0; i--)
        {
         bool found = false;
         for(int j=0; j<OrdersTotal(); j++)
           {
            if(OrderSelect(j,SELECT_BY_POS) && OrderTicket() == m_list[i])
              {
               found = true;
               break;
              }
           }
         if(!found)
           {
            if(OrderSelect(m_list[i],SELECT_BY_TICKET) && (OrderType()==OP_BUY || OrderType()==OP_SELL))
              {
               int pipMult=10000;
               if(StringFind(OrderSymbol(),"JPY",0)!=-1)
                  pipMult=100;
               orderpipsprofit=(OrderClosePrice()-OrderOpenPrice())*pipMult;
               string name = m_folder+Symbol()+"_"+string(m_list[i])+"_EXIT.png";
               CChartObjectHLine line;
               line.Create(0,"__templine__",0,OrderClosePrice());
               line.Style(STYLE_DASHDOTDOT);
               line.Description("EXIT Profit : " + DoubleToStr(orderpipsprofit,1) + " pips");
               ChartSetInteger(0,CHART_SHOW_OBJECT_DESCR,true);
               ChartScreenShot(0,name,1280,720,ALIGN_RIGHT);
              }
            m_list.Delete(i);
           }
        }
     }
protected:
   void              Init()
     {
      m_init=true;
      m_list.Clear();
      for(int i=0; i<OrdersTotal(); i++)
         if(OrderSelect(i,SELECT_BY_POS) && OrderSymbol() == Symbol() && (m_magic==0|| m_magic==OrderMagicNumber()))
            m_list.Add(OrderTicket());
     }
  };
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//--- global vars
input int magic = 0;
ScreenShot screen_shot(magic);
//---
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnInit()
  {
   screen_shot.OnInit();
   return(INIT_SUCCEEDED);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
//| Custom indicator iteration function                              |
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
int OnCalculate(const int rates_total,
                const int prev_calculated,
                const datetime &time[],
                const double &open[],
                const double &high[],
                const double &low[],
                const double &close[],
                const long &tick_volume[],
                const long &volume[],
                const int &spread[])
  {
   screen_shot.Refresh();
   return(rates_total);
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+
void OnDeinit(const int reason)
  {
   screen_shot.OnInit();
  }
//+------------------------------------------------------------------+